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A Descriptive Bibliography of the Primary Publications of Charles Bukowski

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Krumhansl has done an EXCELLENT job at presenting the monstrous Bukowski cannon in an attractive and precise, yet manageable, bibliographic construct. He is also quite a dude, I'm told.

Krumhansl's labor of love is only for the die-hard Bukowski fanatic. It consists of descriptions of Buk's books, chapbooks, broadsides, and "special" magazine appearances (i.e. when Buk was the only, or main, contributor). But if you're like me (a big fan), there was nothing new to the book, I hadn't heard of maybe one or two of the items. Regardless, the pictures, of some of the rarer pieces, and the history of these publications, is imminently interesting. And the broadside poem, available only in the deluxe editions of the book, is a knockout. Of course, the collector (or ebay addict) can reference the book for print runs, etc., to determine just how "rare" certain items are. Krumhansl has done a great job cataloguing Buk's massive output (156 items are listed, which is amazing in and of itself, but think of the tens of thousands of magazine appearances Bukowski also had!), and has compiled a last will and testament for one of this century's greatest writers!

I just had to revise my review of Aaron Krumhansl's Bukowski Bibliography, and give it the 5 stars it deserves. This is a must buy for the seasoned AND novice Bukowski collector! And as the chap from Vicarious Books notes, Krumhansl is a cool cat for sure.